Zelda Rubinstein

Zelda Rubinstein

Deceased · Born: May 28, 1933 · Died: Jan 27, 2010

Personal Details

Born May 28, 1933 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
  • George Rubinstein
  • Dolores Rubinstein

Biography

Zelda Rubinstein was an American actress and human rights activist, known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. Playing 'Ginny', she was a regular on David E. Kelley's Emmy Award winning television series Picket Fences for several seasons. She also made guest appearances in the TV show Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996), as seer 'Christina' and was the voice ofSkittles candies in their long-running 'Taste the Rainbow' ad campaign. Rubinstein was also known for her outspoken activism for little people and her early participation in the fight against HIV/AIDS. CC - en.wikipedia.org

Career

2006
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon as Mrs. Collinwood
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2005
Cages
Cages
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2001
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
The Flintstones: On the Rocks as Psychiatrist (voice)
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1996
Little Witches
Little Witches as Mother Clodah
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1995
Timemaster
Timemaster as Betting Clerk
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1993
Picket Fences
Picket Fences as Ginny Weedon
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1992
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt as Nora
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1991
Guilty as Charged
Guilty as Charged as Edna
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1989
Teen Witch
Teen Witch as Madame Serina
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1988
Poltergeist III
Poltergeist III as Tangina Barrons
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1987
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre as Old Woman
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Anguish
Anguish as Alice Pressman, the Mother
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1986
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Poltergeist II: The Other Side as Tangina Barrons
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ABC Weekend Specials
ABC Weekend Specials as Ralph's Mother (voice) (as Zelda Rubenstein)
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1980
The Flintstone Comedy Show
The Flintstone Comedy Show as Atrocia Frankenstone
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